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Last spring frost (0°C) 27 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 79 days 27 Jun – 14 Sep
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Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
9 – 23 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
27 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
16 – 30 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
19 Apr – 17 May
8-12 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
9 – 23 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
14 – 21 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
19 – 26 Jun
4-5 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
1 Aug
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
17 – 24 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Aug
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
4 Apr – 2 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
1 Jul
1 wk after
1 Jul
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
31 May – 7 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
7 – 14 Jun
4 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Jul
25 Jul
1 wk after
18 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
9 – 23 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
20 May – 3 Jun
29 May
4-6 wk
1 Jul
1 wk after
1 Jul
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
9 – 23 May
20 Jun
5-7 wk
27 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
14 – 21 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
30 May – 6 Jun
6 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
16 – 30 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
30 May – 6 Jun
9 Jul
3-4 wk
27 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
16 – 30 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
30 May – 13 Jun
2-4 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
1 Jul
1 wk after
1 Jul
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
30 May – 6 Jun
24 Jul
3-4 wk
27 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
23 Jun
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
29 Jul – 12 Aug
4-6 wk
9 Sep
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
3 – 17 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
31 May – 14 Jun
2-4 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
16 – 30 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
30 May – 6 Jun
24 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
1 wk after

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Season too short
31 May – 14 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
18 Apr – 2 May
20 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Aug
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
1 Jul
25 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
2 – 16 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
4 Apr – 2 May
20 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Aug
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
27 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
18 Jul
4 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
26 Apr – 10 May
5 May
8-10 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
18 Apr – 2 May
10 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
2 – 16 May
24 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
1 Aug
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
2 – 16 May
24 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
21 Mar – 18 Apr
6 Apr
10-14 wk
27 Jun
0 wk

Annual flowers

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Season too short
14 – 21 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
8-10 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
2 – 16 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
3 – 17 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
7 Aug
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
2 – 16 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
12 May – 9 Jun
4-8 wk
7 Jul
1 wk after
7 Jul
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
18 Apr – 2 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
19 Apr – 17 May
25 May
8-12 wk
12 Jul
20 Jul
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
3 – 17 May
3 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
12 – 26 Jun
4-6 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
26 Apr – 10 May
8-10 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
27 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
3 – 17 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
7 Aug
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
12 Apr – 10 May
20 Apr
8-12 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
5 Apr – 3 May
8-12 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
19 Apr – 17 May
8-12 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
17 – 31 May
6-8 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
4 Apr – 2 May
10 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
3 – 17 May
8-10 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
2 – 23 May
31 May
5-8 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
2 – 16 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
2 – 16 May
4 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
31 May – 14 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
18 Apr – 2 May
20 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
5 Apr – 3 May
9 Apr
8-12 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
10 – 24 May
6-8 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
15 Aug
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
17 – 31 May
4-6 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
7 – 21 Jun
3-5 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
17 – 31 May
4-6 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
1 – 29 May
8-12 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
4 Apr – 2 May
20 Apr
8-12 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
1 Aug
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
2 – 16 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
27 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
2 – 16 May
24 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
16 – 30 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
10-12 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
26 Jun – 3 Jul
3-4 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
1 Aug
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
29 May – 12 Jun
6-8 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
15 Aug
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
2 – 16 May
3 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
2 – 16 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
4 Apr – 2 May
20 Apr
8-12 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
1 Aug
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
3 – 17 May
3 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
10 – 24 May
16 May
6-8 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
15 Aug
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
18 Apr – 2 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
1 Aug
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
3 – 31 May
6-10 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
3 – 17 May
10 May
8-10 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
2 – 16 May
4 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
3 wk after